Airline travel with Ruger No 1

16 August 2011, 02:46

I am going to RSA next year, and wants to bring my Ruger no 1. When flying with firearms, vital parts should be removed from the gun. What is considered a vital part for the Ruger No 1? Do I need to remove the breach-block, or would removing the hammer and mainspring unit do the trick? My main consern is the possibility of loosing some of the small parts (ejektor plunger etc) if the breachblock and loading lever is removed.

As i have seen i some posts, many of you are traveling to Afrikan countries with Ruger no1s.
How do you take care of the issue of vital parts?

16 August 2011, 03:04

twoseventy

I never remove ANY vital parts. Leave the firearm assembled and ready to use.

Tom

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16 August 2011, 03:05

Use Enough Gun

Do not remove anything from your Ruger No. 1.

16 August 2011, 05:08

Alaska Hunter

I've not taken any vital parts off any of my rifles and I can't even count how many flights I've been on with rifles.
As Tom said, leave it ready to use, just check it 10 times to make sure it's unloaded.

16 August 2011, 05:31

Pancho

I consider "vital parts" to be ammunition. I never travel with a round in the chamber. Do not travel with a round in the chamber and you will be perfectly legal.

Pancho
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16 August 2011, 08:29

Todd Williams

Been to Africa several times with my #1. Just throw it in the case and go.

16 August 2011, 08:57

Blank

+1 No issues at all with my No. 1 in either RSA or Zim.

16 August 2011, 09:03

georgeld

I've never been out of country with guns.
But, first part of July I flew American from CO Spgs to Jacksonville and back.
They never opened my gun case not even once.

I had two bolt rifles and two revolvers. Took the bolts out and laid them beside the action.

They sure inspected my suitcase both ways though. I hadn't been able to locate qty of ammo. So I had 14.5lbs of it and rules say: 11#max. The TSA guy and I mixed n matched boxes best we could w/o opening any. And came up with 11.5#, he ok'd that.

When I got it opened at destination; found a 100rn box of .45 Colts had been thrown back in the suitcase and had opened, scattered ammo all over the bottom. That makes it obvious to me it don't make any difference really. There's just a/h's trying to make a point.

George

16 August 2011, 09:13

MikeBurke

Maral,

If I am not mistaken Scandanavian Air requires the bolt be removed from a rifle and shipped in separate luggage from the rifle. If you are flying SAS this is a valid question to which I have no answer. It is doubtful the airline could or would help. You may try a local travel agent the books Africa hunts like a Norwegian version of Gracy Travel.

All of the responses have been in the context of American travel. We do not have this restriction nor does South Africa Air, nor is it a requirement of the SA police to travel with the bolt removed. It is an SAS requirement.

http://www.flysas.com/en/jp/Tr...al-baggage/?vst=true

16 August 2011, 23:13

Duckear

I would take a bolt from another rifle and pack it with your #1.

Just give them what they want.

17 August 2011, 07:43

BuffNut

Agree with what others have said about doing nothing to it.

I took my No. 1 to RSA last year and had no issues at all.

Took it to Zambia this year and through Joburg. No issues at all.

17 August 2011, 07:52

MikeBurke

quote:
Originally posted by Duckear:
I would take a bolt from another rifle and pack it with your #1.

Just give them what they want.

Funny but very true. They would never know the difference.

17 August 2011, 21:34

AnotherAZWriter

quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
I've never been out of country with guns.
But, first part of July I flew American from CO Spgs to Jacksonville and back.
They never opened my gun case not even once.

I had two bolt rifles and two revolvers. Took the bolts out and laid them beside the action.

They sure inspected my suitcase both ways though. I hadn't been able to locate qty of ammo. So I had 14.5lbs of it and rules say: 11#max. The TSA guy and I mixed n matched boxes best we could w/o opening any. And came up with 11.5#, he ok'd that.

When I got it opened at destination; found a 100rn box of .45 Colts had been thrown back in the suitcase and had opened, scattered ammo all over the bottom. That makes it obvious to me it don't make any difference really. There's just a/h's trying to make a point.

George

Delta will not allow more than two firearms in a case; AA allows 3 rifles/shotguns or 5 pistols/revolvers.

I got burned on this rule on Delta, but they gave me a pass; I had two rifles and a handgun.

17 August 2011, 22:29

MikeBurke

Delta allows up to four rifles or shotguns per case now. I flew with three in my Tuffpak in May with no problems.

Look in the rifles and shotgun section of the page in this link. Itis about halfway down.

http://www.delta.com/traveling...t/index.jsp#shooting